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Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Law

OU Law is a national and international leader in oil and gas, natural resources, and energy law – what we call ONE.

The Juris Doctor Program

OU Law’s expansive offerings are synthesized within our Oil & Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Center (ONE C), covering our academic degrees and certificates – Juris Doctor (J.D.) certificate in Energy and Natural Resources, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Energy and Natural Resources, and a low-residency Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) in Oil, Gas, and Energy Law – and programming. OU Law hosts the annual Eugene Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law and Policy, the largest conference of its kind in the country, and is home to the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal (ONE J), an academic journal dedicated to scholarship in the ONE areas. Students can also participate in the student association, ONE S—the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Society.

Master of Laws Degree

OU Law is at the forefront in its offering of legal courses focused on energy and natural resources. With many energy and natural resources companies headquartered in Oklahoma, OU Law sends a large number of graduates into energy-related fields and practices every year. OU Law prepares students to be leaders in energy and natural resources law and policy, assisting in the sustainable development of all forms of energy and natural resources in an environmentally responsible manner.

The LL.M. in Energy and Natural Resources can be completed in one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.